Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-27

Ihhi III. EacA military post Is prQNlqf4li
with a reading room where = good as.
sortment OF books, magazines, and news
papers are kept. and the reading room
is open to all soldiers free of cost. There
are. good post schools, where every
soldier if he does not possess it and de.
sires to acquire good fair English edu-
cation, can do SO free of cost. When
soldier is discharged he is allowed travel
pay, which is more than sufficient to
carry him back TO The place of his en-
listment.
The duties of a soldier can be best
understood by carefully studying list OF
calls. There are nine at this post.
1t will be seen we are not idle. Still
each officer and soldier has plenty Of
time TO amuse and improve himself ac-
cording to his likes.
LIST OF CALLS
FORT RoRTNSoS, Neb., Nov. 80 lSS6.
Orders No l9s: /. Uutil further orders the
service and roll calls will be as follows, viz:
notwithstanding, first call, $50: reyeille,
assembly, 6:4j; Breakfast call, 200: Fatigue
call. $50; Surgeons call, 500. Guard
mounting-frst call, except on Sunday and
end OF month 900; assembly of guard de-
tails, 9;o5; adjutants call, 9:l0: on Sundays
and end OF month. first call, $50; school call
S:15; water call, iO:0O: first seTEeants call
and recall for fatigue, ll:45; dinner call,
u IN.
Afternoon-fatigue and school calls,
! o'clock: recall from fatigue, water and
stable calls $50: retreat-first call, i've min
sunset: school call, 80. Tattoo-tirst call
e:21; tattoo march, $40; tattoo assembly,
S:45: taps, 800.
Sunday inspections, first call, s:55 a. m. :;
assembly, 9 a M. dress parades and drills
when ordered by post commander.
Non commissioned officers school Tues
days and Thursdays. 8: 30 p. m: school for
enlisted men daily Saturdays and sundays
daily Saturdays and Sundays excepted,
s:l5 TO II 40 a. m, and p. IN. to 3 y. III.
Signal instruction Tuesdays and Thurs
days, p. N. to ? p. m. BY order of
LIEUT.. COLONEL BRIsBIS.
Signed HENRY Ii. WRIGHT,
First Lieutenant Ninth Cavalry, Post Ad-
jutant.
HOW TO GET IN THE SERVICE.
Lam often asked this question, "Wnl
you help me TO get into the service and
give me chance if enlist with you:"
No young man needs any help to get
one years of age and under thirty five
years, the proper height and weight, of
good moral character, and sound of body,
he can enlist. All he has TO do is TO pre-
sent himself to any recruiting officer,
AMI he will enlist him. No help can be
given him after he is in service. The
service is entirely impartial. If a
soon raises TO a company corporal or
sergeant and may get 10 be a regimcntal
sergeant-major, ordnance sergeant, COM
mlssary sergeant, or post quartermaSter
sergeant. About one in thousand get a
commission. Many strive but few attain,
and it Is hardly worth while for a young
man to enlist in the United States army,
with the view of being promoted from
the ranks to be commiss oned officer.
aar,s anh rlfIt
bedstead(wire woven bunk bottom)pillow,
pillow-casss, sheets and blankets. Lights
and fuel art free of course. The food Is
abundant and OF good quality, and con-
sists of soups of various kinds, soft
bread, meat and vegetables. The food,
with the exception of butter is about the
same as found 1T any gooi second class
hotel.
We generally have vacancies for re-
ing officers are stationed in nearly all
our large cities, and A letter addressed
ITO the Recruiting Officer, U. S. army,
city, state Of -" inclosing a
stamp or postal card for answer, will
generally bring q reply satisfactory 10
the applicant. Each military post or
fort generally has a recruiting officer
and a letter with stamp or. postal in
closed, addressed TO Recruiting Officer,
L. 5. army, Fort --, state or territory
of -" will bring an answer.
RoBISsoN's RECRUITING OFFICE.
My recruiting officer here is Lieuten-
ant K. II. Wilson, and his address is Fort
Robinson, Nebraska. He enlists not only
for my post bu: for others. The infantry
companies are commanded by Captain
Gordon Ninslow and Captain Augustus
W Corliss, and the cavalry compan-
les are commanded by Captain
Charles Parker, Captain Clarence Sted-
man and Captain b. 5. Humphreys. The
infantry companies are composed Of
white men, ana the cavalry conJJanies OF
black men, Al tae troops in my regi.
nr..c~Int are black men.
We generally need recruits in both
arms. AT present there are five vacan-
cIes in Captain Corliss' company, fifteen
in Captain Winslow's both white com
panies. There are also fifteen vacancie:
in Captain Parkers' troop, fifteen IN Cap
tain Sredman's, ana fifteen in Captain
Humphreys. Farmers boys are pre-
ferred for the infantry, and good horse
men Of any kind for the cavalry. We
also enlist for while cavalry. Applica.
tions from young white men or eolored
men who desire to enlist in the United
| States army, should be addressed to
| Lieutenant K. H. Wilson, recruiting off
Ger, Fort Robinson, Nebraska, and not tc
me.
| RECOMMENDATIONS AND ADVICE.
/ can recommend the companies here
as excellent companies in which 10 en-
| list. Young men desiring TO enter the
service will ind il as pleasant and agree
able here as any place, aud all the cap
tains are kind and christian gentlemen
| Captain Corliss has enlisted number oi
| young men since he came here, and AL
are doing we'll, learning the profession
OF arms, and improving their minds by
reading and study.
As 10 my advice 10 young men. 50 often
sought, about enlisting in the army
would say, q young man OF twenty-ong
or twenty-five cannOt do better. H
will be through his enlistment III twenty
six or twenty in time enough tC
begin the world II he saves his money
while il the service, ne will have laid VI
enough 10 start on in some business, ant
the training he has received in the army
will have developed his mind and muscl;
ana taught him selt-rehance. Oul
young soldiers in the west generally loOk
up good piece of land during their en-
hstment, or a business opening, anC
when discharged become farmers or bust
ness men IN the west Many of ihoss
who served in the army a few wears ago
are new among our best citizens in west
.ern AebraskA. and are wealthy.